How do you tell what model of bike I have?
03-13-21, 04:09 AM
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How do you tell what model of bike I have?
I bought this bike 2 days ago. I searched for some info, but couldn't find it. The only information I found was to be around 1972
p.s. what is written on the frame is not a sticker. In a moment of inspiration, I think !, the seller felt the need to paint the name Eddy Merckx. The color inspired him
Thanks,
p.s. what is written on the frame is not a sticker. In a moment of inspiration, I think !, the seller felt the need to paint the name Eddy Merckx. The color inspired him
Thanks,
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03-13-21, 07:10 AM
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The "CR" on the seat stay caps might mean it is a Charles Roberts?
03-13-21, 07:39 AM
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I believe that’s the bike Merckx rode to break the hour record.
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The font style looks right, though most Charles Roberts with caps like these have no markings. I have seen spoon-shaped caps marked "ROBERTS" and more commonly a single "R."
Still, it's a possibility. Might be worth it to send the shop an email.
-Kurt
P.S. to the OP: Where are you located? US? UK? Belgium? France? Spain? Knowing where you found it could help. Also, where'd you get the 1972 date from?
Still, it's a possibility. Might be worth it to send the shop an email.
-Kurt
P.S. to the OP: Where are you located? US? UK? Belgium? France? Spain? Knowing where you found it could help. Also, where'd you get the 1972 date from?
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Are there any numbers on the bottom bracket shell?
03-13-21, 11:31 AM
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I believe that to be an early Cees Raas bike. From 's Heerenhoek, Holland. Cees was Jan's uncle and built bikes under the CERA brand. Here's another one:
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A couple of things worth noting:
1. the OP's seat post seems to have been milled down. It would be interesting to know to what diameter, and why.
2. Cees Raas supplied bikes to professional riders, which were - obviously - of decent quality and would have been made with Reynolds 531. Whether his shop carried a second tier of bikes, possibly made in Belgium, I don't know, but that was fairly common in those parts in those days.
The reason I reacted to this thread in the first place was that the bike in the OP's pics looked "Belgian" to me, and the name that came to mind with the "CR" initials was that of Cees Raas, who's shop was in Zeeland, which is close to the Belgian border.
One of my favorite pictures featuring a CERA bike is this one. The rider on the right is Cees Priem, also a Zeelander, who had his CERA painted in the Frisol team colors:
1. the OP's seat post seems to have been milled down. It would be interesting to know to what diameter, and why.
2. Cees Raas supplied bikes to professional riders, which were - obviously - of decent quality and would have been made with Reynolds 531. Whether his shop carried a second tier of bikes, possibly made in Belgium, I don't know, but that was fairly common in those parts in those days.
The reason I reacted to this thread in the first place was that the bike in the OP's pics looked "Belgian" to me, and the name that came to mind with the "CR" initials was that of Cees Raas, who's shop was in Zeeland, which is close to the Belgian border.
One of my favorite pictures featuring a CERA bike is this one. The rider on the right is Cees Priem, also a Zeelander, who had his CERA painted in the Frisol team colors:
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